Federal grants to Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska in Unalaska, Alaska received $23.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 51 awards. Its largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $3.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $5.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$23.8 million
- Awards51
- Awarded in FY 2025$5.3 million
- Largest award$3.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 11 | $1.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 7 | $2.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 18 | $5.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 19 | $8.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 9 | $5.3 million |
Programs that fund Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Planning and Construction | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Habitat Conservation | 1 | $2.7 million |
| Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003 | 2 | $2.6 million |
| Renewable Energy Research and Development | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Infrastructure Grants | 1 | $1.2 million |
| State and Tribal Response Program Grants | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country | 1 | $975,000 |
| Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) | 2 | $911,997 |
| VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program | 3 | $813,350 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | 3 | $4.5 million |
| Department of the Interior | 20 | $3.3 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 8 | $3.2 million |
| Department of Transportation | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Department of Energy | 2 | $2.7 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strengthening transportation resilience on the island of unalaska under the promoting resilient operations for transformative, efficient, and cost-saving transportation program | Highway Planning and Construction | September 4, 2025 | $3.0 million |
| Purpose: the qawalangin tribe of unalaska will replace three undersized culverts blocking fish passage between two sides of unalaska lake with a single large structure. This will expand access to shoreline and spawning habitat for sockeye and pink salmon, which are important cultural and subsistence | Habitat Conservation | August 23, 2024 | $2.7 million |
| Economic development on the island of unalaska has been slow due to the city of unalaska’s stretched to capacity electric grid. It is impossible, in its current state, to have additional industries tap into it. Currently, the fishing industries have resorted to creating their own electricity, to the | Renewable Energy Research and Development | April 10, 2024 | $2.5 million |
| The qawalangin tribe of unalaska, a federally recognized sovereign nation, located in Alaska’s aleutian west census area in unalaska, will support food sovereignty through the local food purchase assistance plus unalaska food bank aleutian pribilof islands food security initiative by addressing food | Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments | December 5, 2023 | $2.3 million |
| Defense environmental restoration program - nalemp | Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003 | September 16, 2022 | $1.9 million |
| Iliuliuk creek on unalaska lake lay in the rural village of unalaska, and drains into the Alaska maritime national wildlife refuge. The lake runs from the creek into iliuliuk harbor and then the bering sea. Both the creek and lake support runs of sockeye and pink salmon making it a federal subsisten | Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | September 11, 2023 | $1.4 million |
| Description: epa's solid waste infrastructure for recycling (SWIFR) grants for tribes and intertribal consortia will fund projects that focus on encouraging environmentally sound post-consumer materials management; fund projects that result in a decrease in the generation of municipal solid waste and | Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Infrastructure Grants | July 29, 2024 | $1.2 million |
| Health and wellness in indian country- addressing unangax chronic health conditions in unalaska | Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country | June 30, 2021 | $975,000 |
| FY 2024 nalemp cooperative agreement between qawalangin tribe of unalaska and united states department of defense | Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003 | September 25, 2024 | $838,828 |
| The qawalangin tribe of unalaska (QTU), a federally recognized sovereign nation located in the aleutian chain, Alaska, relies on a subsistence lifestyle for food security, traditional and cultural values, and economic benefits. However, subsistence foods and public health is currently at risk due to | Zoonotic Disease Initiative | December 1, 2022 | $774,478 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska get?
$23.8 million in 51 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska the most?
The Department of Commerce, with $4.5 million in 3 awards. The Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska's largest federal grant?
$3.0 million under Highway Planning and Construction, with its first action in the period on September 4, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska?
Its largest are Highway Planning and Construction, Habitat Conservation and Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003.
Other grant recipients in Unalaska
- Iliuliuk Family and Health Services, Inc.
- Ounalashka Corporation
- City of Unalaska
- Unalaska City School District
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